A's Go Quietly in 6-3 Loss to Giants

by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 25, 2010 10:07 PM PDT

The A's managed just five hits tonight, or two less than their first two pitchers allowed in four innings, and fell to San Francisco, 6-3. Jason Jennings struggled with his control in third, walking three batters in that one fateful frame, as the Giants jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Brad Ziegler was touched for another pair of runs in the fourth, and the A's played catch-up the rest of the night.

On a more positive note, Ben Sheets looked sharp against the Giants' Triple-A Fresno team earlier today. Says Slusser:

Sheets gave up three runs, nine hits and a walk in six innings, and he also struck out three. Afterward, Sheets said his changeup wasn't very good; he thought five of the hits had come on it. Nevertheless, Sheets accomplished what he wanted to, getting in a lot of innings and 85 pitches. His fastball hit 92 mph, according to A's minor-league pitcher Matt Wright, manning the radar gun and charting pitches today. Sheets will make his final start before the regular season on Tuesday, and he's not concerned about his mediocre to occasionally disastrous spring results. Since he hasn't pitched in more than a year, the main thing is that he's healthy and that he gets in his work.

Good stuff.

A's back at it again tomorrow against Texas, 1:05 start.

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oh great

I was trying to avoid the game day thread. I’m watching on dvr top of the 5th. So is there anything worth staying tuned in for or should I switch over to the ncaa game?

dood, I've come to the conclusion that you're just a dumb*ss.

by sf drift king on Mar 25, 2010 10:12 PM PDT reply actions

i hope you tuned into the NCAA game…it was unreal

by chris_arf on Mar 25, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I did

that K-state/ Xavier game was one for the ages.. One thing last night’s game told me is that I’m gonna have to add an hour onto my dvr recording for the rest of the tournament.

dood, I've come to the conclusion that you're just a dumb*ss.

by sf drift king on Mar 26, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions

A's down 4-1

with Barton up, men on 1st and 3rd. Hope he delivers.

dood, I've come to the conclusion that you're just a dumb*ss.

by sf drift king on Mar 25, 2010 10:13 PM PDT reply actions

mailman doesn't deliver at night

"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - danmerqury

by Future Ed on Mar 25, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions

So, I'll be checking out for the weekend.

Make sure you guys do lots of boozing and innuendo in the threads for me. I’m taking the motorcycle and coming back Sunday.

In case anybody cares: FRIDAY — SATURDAY - -A%3BFfxrQwId82O—A%3BFbr1QQIds9y—A%3BFfaTQQIdmr-8-A%3BFWRPQAId0MS9-A%3BFdL6PgIdt_e9-ClxIFo4huWPgDFx2GvLMSLTmA&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=10&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9&sll=39.504041,-123.539886&sspn=0.707814,1.230469&ie=UTF8&z=10" target="new">SUNDAY

Wah. Hoo.

I AM VERY MUCH ENJOYING THE HITTING OF BASEBALLS AND SCORING OF RUNS. -mikev
only an ZOMG CENSORED WORD FAMILY SITE quotes himself. -mikev

by mikev on Mar 25, 2010 10:13 PM PDT reply actions

shit. Link fail.

SUNDAY

I AM VERY MUCH ENJOYING THE HITTING OF BASEBALLS AND SCORING OF RUNS. -mikev
only an ZOMG CENSORED WORD FAMILY SITE quotes himself. -mikev

by mikev on Mar 25, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions

what's in Fort Brag?

is it still an Army Base?

dood, I've come to the conclusion that you're just a dumb*ss.

by sf drift king on Mar 25, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Uh, there's apparently a Travelodge that I'll be passing out in tomrrow and Saturday night.

The point isn’t to be in Ft Bragg. The point is the roads around it.

I AM VERY MUCH ENJOYING THE HITTING OF BASEBALLS AND SCORING OF RUNS. -mikev
only an ZOMG CENSORED WORD FAMILY SITE quotes himself. -mikev

by mikev on Mar 25, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Actually, Fort Bragg is a very worthwhile destination

because it’s the home of North Coast Brewing.

by Soaker on Mar 25, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions

OH, yeah, we're going there.

I AM VERY MUCH ENJOYING THE HITTING OF BASEBALLS AND SCORING OF RUNS. -mikev
only an ZOMG CENSORED WORD FAMILY SITE quotes himself. -mikev

by mikev on Mar 25, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions

It's a very worthwhile destination for a lot of reasons.

I love Ft. Bragg.

sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm

by Leopold Bloom on Mar 25, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Glass Beach!

It’s awesome to see spark plugs embedded in rocks.

"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard

by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 26, 2010 1:55 AM PDT up reply actions

this does not make me happy

Bailey is ROY!

by ZigFan31 on Mar 25, 2010 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions

"On a more positive note, Ben Sheets looked sharp against the Giants' Triple-A Fresno team earlier today."

interesting, my google news tells me
A’s righty Ben Sheets hit hard by minor leaguers

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Mar 25, 2010 10:36 PM PDT reply actions